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Nicolet College - Nearly 600 to graduate from Nicolet College May 19, 20

Nearly 600 to graduatefrom Nicolet College May 19, 20

May 16, 2012Nearly 600 students will graduate from Nicolet College this spring during commencement
ceremonies on the Rhinelander campus Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20.

This includes 470 graduates who will receive an associate degree, diploma, or certificate
from the college and another 125 students who will have earned their GED or HSED through
the college's Academic Success program.

"Nicolet graduates play a vital role in furthering economic prosperity in the Northwoods,"
said Nicolet College President Elizabeth Burmaster. "Area employers get the skilled
workers they need to operate successful businesses and graduates have the skills and
expertise necessary to secure gainful employment."

Ceremonies will be held at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, in the Nicolet College
Theatre for graduates receiving a degree, diploma or certificate. The ceremony for
Academic Success graduates will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 20, also in the theatre.

The commencement speaker at Saturday ceremonies will be Dave Juday, chairman of the
board of Ideal Industries. The Juday family is a major contributor to the Nicolet
College Foundation to help students in financial need. Juday served for 10 years on
the Illinois Board of Education as well as on numerous other boards devoted to improving
communities.

At the ceremony Sunday, Joni Theobald, Lac du Flambeau education director, will deliver
the commencement address. The Lac du Flambeau tribe was awarded the Nicolet College
Foundation's 2011 Friends and Partners Award for its commitment in promoting education.